Institutions
- academia
- activist groups
- charities
- citizens' militia
- civic groups
- clubs (sports, social, etc.)
- community foundations
- community organizations
- consumers/consumer organizations
- cooperatives
- churches
- cultural groups
- environmental groups
- foundations
- intermediary organizations for the voluntary and non-profit sector
- men's groups
- non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- non-profit organizations (NPOs)
- policy institutions
- political parties
- private voluntary organizations (PVOs)
- professional associations
- religious organizations
- social enterprises
- support groups
- trade unions
- voluntary associations
- women's groups
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